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Thyroxin substitution and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis; results from the Swedish population-based EIRA study.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Jun 2014
Bengtsson Camilla, Padyukov Leonid, Källberg Henrik, Saevarsdottir Saedis
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OBJECTIVES: Hypothyroidism in iodine-repleted areas is usually of autoimmune nature and leads to chronic thyroxin substitution. It shares some risk factors with anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA)-positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We asked whether thyroxin substitution associated with...
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